20070625014699A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3F-65 · Grand Ledge, MI · June 25, 2007

Date
June 25, 2007 · 19:00 local
Place
Grand Ledge, MI
Airport
Abrams Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2364K
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI07CA186
Reported as
Piper J3F65
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,636 total83 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot was attempting a take off from a dry, hard surface runway with calm winds. The aircraft stalled at approximately 20 ft AGL and severely damaged the fuselage and left wing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A TAKE OFF FROM A DRY, HARD SURFACE RUNWAY WITH CALM WINDS. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AT APPROXIMATELY 20 FT AGL AND SEVERELY DAMAGED THE FUSELAGE AND LEFT WING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.